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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

Old moneybags mopes in his Office all day,
As snaprish and cross as bear;
The clerAs know enough to keep ont Of his way
Lest the merchant ould grumble and swear.
Even abby, the cat, is in fear of a cuff.
Or q kick. il she ventures too near;
They all know the master is apt to be rough,
And his freaks unexpected and queer.
What makes the old fellow so surly and grim,
And behave so eonfOundedly meanf
There's certainly something the matter with him.
Is it stomach, or liver, or spl ent
We've guessed tits liver Is sluggish and bad,
His blood is disordercd and foul,
Its enough to make any one hopelessly mad,
And greet his best friend with growi.
The world renowned remedy, Dr
| Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, wi
correct disordered liver and purify tn
blood. tone your system and build u
| your flesh and strength.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13
The Rarest Of Combinations

True delicacy of flavor with true efficacy
of action has been attained in the famous
California liquid fruit remedy, Syrup Of
Figs. Its pleasant taste and beneficial
effects have rendered it immensely popu'
lar. 1t cleanses the system. cures cos
tiveness, etc. Hartz & Hahnsen, agents
Rock Island. III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

Captain Archibald Johnston, author of
the ballad Baby Mine" died in New
York on Wednesday, He was an auc-
tioneer of horses, music having been his
relaxation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

A Russian prince once sent TO Rosa
Bonheur three magnificent white bears as
philopena present.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

The city of Madison is a phenomenon
from western point'of view. 1t ha
| never had boom.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

A kind of ant in Honduras will prey
upon houses and when once started will
| soon eat one down.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

1t has been decided to hold the General
Methodist Episcopal Conference in New
York on Nav l.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

The Baroness Burdette- Coutts has just
received bequest of $4,000, 900 from a
relative.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

August Shields, of Hunt county, Tex
as, is seven feet ten inches tah and is still
growing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13
NEW CHICAGO ADVERTISEMENTS.
Ruilders and Contractors
and one thing more is equally certain, no
one will remain dyspeptic who will

Should get our PRICES for Builders Hardware,
Iron Work, Glass, Cut Stone, Tie, Roofing, Lum-
Der, Sash, Doors, Blinds nd Building m terial of
ALL KINDS. We GUARANTEE a great saving. Ad-
dress Norris. BIAYNEY i Co., 1l6 and IFS Dear
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

Doctors pills. like the marriage con.
tract. are for better or worse.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13
CATARRH

is a disease Of the mucous membrane, generally
originating in the nasal passages and maintain
ing its stronghold in the head. From this point
1t ends form poisonous virus into the stomach
and through the Cigestive organs, Corrupting the
blood and reducing her troublesome and dan
gerous SYMPTOMS.
A particle is applied into each nostril and Is
agreeable. Price 50 cents at druggists; by mail
registered, 20 cents. ELY BROS, New IorB
office 235 Greenwich street.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13

RAIFOR CHECKS in hours, cures in 8
AND HrTsHr days. Drug stores, No. II, Phila
Aalm EN Pa and 1RAl ID ave Pnck Iste-A
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13
AT AN ARMY POST.
THE DAYS DOlNGS OF A FRONTIER
GARRISON.

Weary Routine of r. veille, Dress Parade
and Taps-The Water Wagon-After
Guard Mouhting-A Hot Day-The
Scene After Sunset.
The garrison buglers do their best-or
worst-to awaken you from your deep slum-
bers There are four of these unprincipled
wretches, who, in consideration of monthly
bribe of s13 apiece, consent to make life mis-
cradle at this particular hour of the day by
destroying your morning nap. They puff
out their cheeks till they are red in the face
and the veins on their foreheads stand out
like cords from the exertion, and they pour
forth the brassy notes till the words set to
reyeille by some sarcastic soldier go dancing
in your brain and won't be driven out, ut
terly destroying sleep and ultimately driving
You from your he'd at the unseemly hour of s
In the morning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13
1ter.s SLOWED On Deposits st the rats Of
apsr Cent. per AnErm.


Deposits received in amounts o! s
and Upwards,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-13
THE MOLINE SAVINGS BANK

open daily from a. NJ to 5 P. M, and Oh Tuee
dsf and Saturday Evenings from 7 to
8 O'Clock.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
4 Novel Business.

A novel business is that which
somo men have gone into up il
Crawford county, Pennsylvania-the
raising OF pole-cats. They hav,
started two ranches for the purpose
one at Little's Corners aud anothel
at Miller's Corners. The oh ject i,
to secure the fur OF the cats. Il is
not generally known that this forms
the trimming of costly cloaLs .ol
womon. II is obtained now from
tho animals caught in their wild
state, but a finer and better eaa bs
obtained by shutting the animals mp
and improving them by sare. The,
are extremely prolific, and as Ia,
pelts are worth 81 apiece an the,
eome from the animals, it 10 beiiesed
that the business eau bs 1sas TO
pay web.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
Our Nearest Starry lJaignbora.

An English astronomer claims to
have proved that the star 81 Cygni
is fifty billions Of miles from the
earth. Then, light, which flies from
the sun to the earth in eight min,
ntes' is nearly ten months in coming
from Gl Cygni Yet this is our next
door neighbor among the stars, and
tho next one to it is probably quite
as far beyond it. 1t will be seen
that the poets who talk so glibly
about 'ditting from star to atar0
want to do some rapid Hitting.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
Making Charley HAPPY.

When Mr.. aud Mrs. Clllbuard re-
turned ilom their wedding journey
they sottled right down to houses
keeping. Happier doves Fever Get
tied in fiat, and Mrs. Callboard
determined to make homo happy for
Charley from the start. No future
misunderstanding should arise in
their domestic arrangements, il her
wisdom and tact could prevent il =.
When they sat down to their fret
mcal Nellie helped aim to an Opaque
slab OF something an inch thick, Il OF
foil on the table with dali sicke H.
ing thud There is s,me homo,
made bread like your mother used
TO make, Charley, dear, sho said
sweetly. Il learned hos to make
that solid circle of rolltr compost
ton around the middle the loaf
when We were stopping Ar house
last week il you shou' ~wnnt
q change l oan maAs bread winter
than snow and lighter than sen foam,
but this is tho kind your mother
makes, and thought you might
like it tho first day to keep you from
getting homesick.
That nico cake she added, sec,
ing him thoughtfully trying to in,
dent with bis fork dark brown
pyramid Of elastic concrete, 'is Il
cake such ns your aunt Ellen used
to make. ] got the prescription.
from her. don't eat it myself, but
it is said to be harmlesa if not takon
to excess These irregular frag-
meuts Of leather belts are doughnuts,
like your grandmother makes; she
told me how to make them, and / had
a coroner's permit to mako these.
Those ghastly remains on tho platter
are MI that is left of the holocaust;
that is tho chicken roasted after the
favorite prescription of your sister
Jane. And this, Challoy DEAR she
continued, pouring ont coal>bllck
liquor, not quite 80 thick as the Mis-
sissippi river but far moro odorous,
this is coffee like you used to get at
homo. | make all these things some.
what differently for myself and will
use my own receipts as a rulo after
this, but any time you want things
US you used to have them at home.
dear, ! Gun fill every prescription in
pharmaeopWia, and don't you forget
it, And he didn't
That was twenty-three years ago,
and not ono Of The ak young Call
boards can remember ever to have
beard their father 80 much as reler
to the doughnuts his grandmother
used to mako when he was q boy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
MARY ANN'S MISTAKE.

II was small, Imprinted house.
stained an indescribable hue hy tho
sums and rains of half century, q
row on stiff, Lnmbardy populars in
front, and beneath tho windows, in a
narrow bed, outlined by strips of
board, blossomed four o'clocks,
youth and old age,' and gaudy Afri-
can marigolds, which seemed to bold
up their orange torches with a dis
tlncsly defiant air Green paper
shades veiled the windows, and o
knocker, with au eagles head, hung
In the upper eeutre Of tho door
Every one has seen such houses
along the country roads where the
queen Anne craze has not yet pene-
Grated, aud orchards aud Japa nese
foliage plants are unknown.
bliss Fosset aud her niece. Mary
Ann, sat in the little front room sew
ing rags for carpet. a bright
wood fire cracked and snapped in
the air'tight stove, for although the
sun shone bright on the African
marigolds and four o'clocks, there
vas a keen wind blowing, and the
dead leaves were carried in all direc-
tions. The eat was asleep among
the balls OF rags which ,aade o parti
colored mountain in one corner of
'ne room, and the wooden clock tick.
ed shriliy on tue shelf alongside of q
sase OF dried battsshiss aod Il pias-
ter Of paris parrot With q broken
beak
A.As Fssse& wss eldetiy aud spars,
VIII fsiss front, which did not ia
iaast match her bach hair, and spee-
tAo'sA Mary Ana was siigLt and
Gracefully rounded, with dark, SOL
enn eyes, aud lips redder than wild
raspberries.
10 Miss Fosset everything ia th1
world was subsidiary, Just ct prsseat.
g g ths aaishiae o. The carpet sewing,
- M Ann thesp ~ notbioe 10
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
Honesty
pose

Gao need to take only u cursory
glance at society aud business in
general to sec that thpro is sad lack
Of honesty IN many transactions
among men, Ii isos common among
the millionaire spectators as among
tho impecunious.
Honesty Of character in business
transactions an ouyiuDlc reputation
Dishonesty may succeed in ayme one
grand scheme, or il may succeed in II
long-continued series Of pretty steal
ing, but once found ont uul the sue
coss Of al! years uft'rwn'd may br
completely biignt9d GA tho other
haad, If q man has the reputation Of
bong thoroughly trusty aud honest,
it is the equivalent Of capital invest
cd.
Why should voung mnn in Il
bank, receiving good salary and
with bright prospects for years 10
come, Pillow himself to fall into the
crime Of robbery only to be dscov~
cred aud dlsgrsced!-Ii is an enIg-
ma.
Bat if we trace The history Of one
who has thus fallen, it will be found
that his sin began with undue extra
vagances or dissipations OF some
kind. 1t began with moral obliquity
until it ripenea into crime.
Good company and careful atlen-
ton to tho moral aud domestic du.
ties OF life are the only guarantees
against the moral ruin which iuoyi-
tably follows in the path OF undu,
extravognnces and dishonesty.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11

very middle OF the balls, and when
she got up aud stretched herself
Cats are a dreadful. bother when
there's work arouudr said Miss Fus.,
set.
Aud after John Fairweathor had
gono homo With his stepmother elect
( Nary Ann wasn't the bit ia the
world jealous OF Miss Aida Marston
now, the girl cropt ont u tho dew
and starlight to pick mp tho dried
rosobnda aud the seoatod gorarium.
leaves,
oh, what u fool wasr she whis-
pered softly to herself; aud how
happy am at lasir
She helped Miss AIarston with
her dresses, uttor all, aud WHOM tho
rag carpet was sewn aud woven il
rainbow stripos, it occupied The
place OF honor on Mrs John Fair
woather's little kitchen floor
Isn't 1t pretty, Johur sho cried,
the liIst day it was Ibid down.
i he prettiost thing | over saw in
my life said Mr.. Fnirweathor, look,
ing straight into his wifi os face.
And Mrs. Fairwoath er laughed
aud blushed, and said;
Now John, don't be goose"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
nm MAUAND EOVUEOCK,
Fremont, Snjttr county Pl.

and surgeon. uryrs his Professional .crylga
20 lho rIblr. -r.aSs English and German.
March, Il, Istl.tt.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
BILIOUS NESS.

Bilious symptoms invariably
arise from indigestion, such as
furped tongue. vomiting Ofbile,
giddinees, sick headache, ir-
regular bowels. Tho liver So
cTotes the bio and acts like Q
filter or sieve, to cleanse impu-
rites Of tho blood. BY irfugu-
larity in It's action Or 81 pen
siCng OF It's functions, tho bile
Is liable to overflow into the
blood, causing jaUnGlco, sailOW
complexion, yellow eyes, bill
ious diaTrhUa, a lGngUtd,
weary feeling and many oth5"
distressing symptoms. Bilious
ness may be properly termed
an affection Of the liver, and
can be thoroughly cured by the
grand regulator OF the liver
and hillary organs, BURDOCK
BLOOD BITTERS. Act upon the
stomach, bowels and liver,
making healthy bile and pure
blood, and opens the culVertS
and sluioeWays for the outlet
OF disease, Sold everywhere
and guaranteed to cure.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11

=
prNNsyt,vANIA BY TbE CoNfED>
ERATE ARMY IN 1853.
No more the cannon's furror deep
T,a mould wherein our fathers sleep
Tba meteor flare OF sunlit sword
No more lights up the bloody sward;
Tha heat Of hoof und battle yell,
No more afrrighten hill and dell,
Tbs right has won, the conflicts past
And peace serene is ours at last.
Now we del ght at fall OF night
no pather round our iiresides bright
And list to glorious battle rhymes,
Or read the tale of iron times.
For martial is the human heart,
And never will from valor part
In peace we deck our battlelields,
And burnish orr forefath ers' shields
Twas ON sunny day in June,
And wearing thro' tue afternoon.
That General Pickett, under Lee,
Led up his Southern chivalry
Tbro' old Gresncastle's loyal town
And "stars-and bars" and bayonet,
shone,
When out ran Dolly Harris true,
Wrapped in the old rcd, ,riite and bluo
One hand lay hidden on n fold,
And clasped dagger in its hold.
1. .l.... lg.t, sha
said,
The wretch that dares it--he is dead
Vile traitors to your fathers trust,
You should long since have bit the
dust.
Your whole cursed army defy,
And shall scorn you till | die"
She flung aback her tangled hair,
Her eyes put on an angry glare;
The pendant portion Of her ilag
She shook and sneered the rebel rag
Louder she shouted in her wrath
"Why do you seem to shun my pathi
Come, take the flag you have betray d,
You rebel horde, you are afraidl'
"IIalt!" said the Southern General,
HALT! e.
Return salute for such assault
Present d,mS-she's u noble nnid,
A true American" he said.
Five thousand rifles glittercd clear;
Five thousand men sent up cheer,
For her the bravest of the brave.
Who mock Mt prison cell and gravel
Forward once more" brave Pickett
cried,
THAT girl should be n hero's bride
She doeth deseserve an honored place
In the proud annals of our raceY'
Then as the heavy ranks moved OH,
With bayonots slnnting in the SUI,
A many IL southern soldier gH2ed
On that young woulan'S face amazed
An hour brave Dolly Harris stood,
Draped in her country's flag aud
viewed
The massive columns passing by,
With proud contempt and flashing eye
Was eyer braver woman born
a nations record to acorn?
IL there no place for Dollie's name
On Pennsylvania's roll Of fame.
Geo. W. kettoman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
A. s-sa.-.ls.-.s,.zlal....sEa.,..

a gentleman sent his little sou with
" leTisr to the postoilice and money
to pay postage. Having returned
with The money, he snil. "Jys done
the thing properly. saw a ss.ad
many folks putin letters la ti.s
postoifiee through the hole ana 40 T
watched my chance and got mine In
ne noti,tngr
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
POETRY
DOLLY HARRIS.

rurK STORY OF THT INVASION OF
pnNNsYI,vANiA BY TbE CONfkD>
ERATE ARMY IN 1868.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-21
Peoples Store Array Of Bargains
To-day.

Special sale Of ladies' merino vests, silk
bound and silk stitched, the best article
ever sold at any such price, 35c.
Spring roller Dado shades hands onlv
decorated and Illuminated, seven feet long
with fixtures complete, to-day only 75c
Ladies Curacao kid and pebble goat shoes
buttoned 81 so, a shoe tLat we ordinarily sell
at 1925, Children's school shoes, 75c. Our
$1.50 misses shoes will be sold to-day al
sl.25, you will find our price $1.60 on the
sole Of every shoe.
Four lots of embroideries offered at special
sale 4c, &c, 1910 and Is to zoe: these are
goods bought out of season excessively
cheap, are strong edg on very fine cloth.
ked twilled all wool flannel, quality
that has always been sold at 40c, Is offered
you to day at zoe.
Our dress calicoes al styles Except indigo
blues) will be sold to-day at &c.
We are selling line of English suitipgs,
very best goods made, sold heretofore at 40
and f0c yard, to-day at 300.
A line Of single width suitings at 15c, sold
heretofore at 2klEc.
40 inch all wool shepherd plaids will be
sold to-day at 25c, worth 75c.
The greatest bargain of the season in dress
goods is the line we offer you to-day at Soc
They are superfne, all wool and AZ inches
wide-our regular price 81, and they are
very cheap at that.
We will sell two lots OF curtain net sixty
inches wide the one quality at Csc, our reg
ular price is 40c. and the second quality at
30c, our price Is Soc. We will only sell eight
yards to a customer.
Big sale in muslin underwear.
Bargains all over the house.
PEOPLES SroRE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-21
THE NEW DEPOT
Of the A. II. & s. +. Railway
That is TO He.

VI inv As H 0 Sc Fs AdAlway
That is TO he.
The A. T. & s. F. Co.'S new depot on
their recent purchase at the foot of First
street will be begun probably within the
next sixty days. The plans are nearly
complete and preparations are active for
commencing work. The edifice will be
two stories high and will be constructed
of brick, the foundations being of stone.
The tracks for the cars will all run close
to the river, and the car-yards will all
lie between the depot and river bank.
The passenger depot will be, by con-
siderable distance, separated from the
freight depot. This latter will be of
wood. Both buildings will face the city
with their rears to the car.yards ahd the
river.
From First to Second street, in front
of the depot, will be opened street l50
feet wide. The street cars will come
down Second street and down First, pass.
ing along this great avenue in front OF
the depets, and returning to the city by
the other street.
The whole affair will be very finely
planned and as well executed No rail-
road company in the United States will
have bette facilities for the transaction
of business than will the new system of
the Great Southwest.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-21
DOts.
J. W. Davis. Prescription Druggist.

]. W. Davis. prescription Druggist.
Tansill's Punch Cigars at P. o. Cigar Store
Due de Montebello champagne at weyse
Bros
Horse blankets and buggy robes at Foy's
harness shop.
Plush parlor suits, easy chairs. New In
voice just arrived at Aliens.
Carpets - fall patterns now arriving
Prices lower than ever, at Aliens.
Burke & Johnson's Dublin Stout for sale
by H. J. Woollacott, 26 4 2s N. Spring st.
II you want to furnish your house with
little money, call at Aliens. so 8. Spring st.
Ash, cherry and walnut bedroom sets
Extra inducements offered this week at
Aliens.
The Compound Oxygen treatment at 1851
W. First street, Los Angeles. K. T. NJ.
Hurlbert. MD.
H. J. Woollacott. 26 4 % N. Spring street
makes specially Of fine Kentucky whiskies
for family and medicinal use.
Go to H. J. Woollacott. 26 & 2s N. Spring
street for fine brandy, sherry and cider for
cooking and medicinal purposes.
o. L. sasand, prince of tonsorial artists,
237 N. Main street. Greatest convenience
and elegance; courteous treatment
Genoveva, Rakoczy, Hunyadi Janos,
Apollinaris, Bethesda and vichy mineral
waters for sale by II. ]. Woollacott, 26 & rs
N. Spring street.
DR. Williams continues to treat all heart,
throat and chest diseases by his new and
popular system Of medicated inhalations,
275 N. Main street.
Gold Lack Sec, the finest imported cham.
pague in the market. H. J. Woollacott, 26
and 2S N. Spring street, sole agent. This
wine can also be obtained from Jerry Illich.
Persons desiring pure California wines to
send to their friends in the East will find it
to their advantage by calling on H, J. Wool
lacott, 26 4 2S N. Spring street, and inspect.
ing the stock.
Lookl Look! $1,000 worth of second hand
clothes wanted at J. Alipaz, No. los Com
mercial street. Los Angeles city. Bought
and sold. Parties not Wishing to csll In per
son can inform me by mail through the
Postofhce and will send an agent.